Cadre Management and Talent Mobility

Zydus Lifesciences Limited , formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Limited, is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Ahmedabad, which is primarily engaged in the manufacture of generic drugs.

Function

- Corporate Human Resources, Manufacturing (TS) Role

- Cadre Management & Talent Mobility Reports to -

Head HR - Corporate, TS Location -

Manufacturing Corporate Office, Moraiya, Ahmedabad Business

- Formulations Manufacturing Qualification

-MBA/PGDM in HR (preferred) or equivalent postgraduate qualification. Years of Experience –

7 Years+

Role Purpose Manage and deliver cadre (GET/MTs/Trainees/Apprentices and other early-career populations) management and internal talent mobility operations across multiple manufacturing assets/sites.

The role is largely accountable to running governance, coordinating stakeholders, standardising campus hiring outreach and execution in partnership with TA, and ensuring consistent early-career management. Drive practical digitalisation of work packages (governance workflows, analytics insights, campus portal, online hackathons, assessments and structured interview feedback capture) in partnership with HRIS/tech teams.

Key Responsibilites

Campus hiring strategy & annual plan (with TA partnership)

- Build the campus hiring plan (target institutes, engagement approach, evaluation framework and calendar) aligned to workforce needs; coordinate with TA and sites for execution readiness. Campus hiring cycle execution (process, controls, closure ) - Own end-to-end campus cycle operations drive requirements consolidation, ensure assessments/interviews/feedback capture are completed on time, track offers-to-join, and run pre-joining engagement with TA owning hiring actions. Governance & process discipline

- Maintain SOPs, checklists and trackers for campus, cadre and mobility processes; ensure consistent adherence and audit-ready documentation across sites. Employer branding (outcome-linked execution) -

Execute employer branding initiatives aligned to campus hiring; manage partners where applicable and track what improves visibility, participation and conversion. Early-career management & integration -

Enable consistent early-career experience across sites onboarding support, allocation communication, manager connects and structured tracking during early tenure. Digitalisation of work packages -

Digitalise governance and analytics insights, campus portal enablement, online hackathons, assessments and structured interview feedback capture; coordinate with HRIS/tech partners and vendors. Analytics & insights for action

- Build periodic review packs and dashboards; track mobility outcomes including % of vacancies filled internally by top talent and drive actions with stakeholders. Special Projects

- Own and deliver on assigned special projects in area such as Talent Management, Performance Management, policy formulation, and tactical automation and digitalisation

Preferred candidate profile Preferred exposure to multi-site early-career talent programs, campus ecosystem engagement, cadre governance and internal talent mobility across manufacturing assets.